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63 Meetup Groups match “Social Movements” near San Francisco, CA
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Democracy at it's best is a participatory endeavor that works to improve our social contract. It works best when interested parties work together in good faith to address mutually identified problems. It works best when a responsible fourth estate acts as a watchdog toward those in power to maintain a well-informed, accurately informed citizenry. For a number of years, as a society, we have struggled to maintain democracy at it's best. Media has neglected its watchdog role in favor of attemptin …
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The SF Bay Area Environmental Meetup is a public group open to all those interested in sustainable development, green building, alternative and renewable energy sources, recycling and reducing waste, global climate change, air and water pollution issues, biodiversity and ecosystem health, organic living and environmental justice. This group will provide opportunities to not only meet other like-minded "green" folks in the bay area, but to also attend informative lectures, seminars, book readin …
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Meet and mingle with fellow "gothic and lolitas" of the growing fashion movement and culture. From the Classic lolita to the ever-popular Gothic lolita style and the eye-catching Sweet lolita, all Lolitas are welcome! If you are wanting to try the style out come to one of our meets ups and meet some other newbies and the local veterans. The Lolita style began in the 1970's with brands such as Milk and Pink House making outfits that resembled Canada's Anne of Green Gables (which is widely loved i …
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This Meetup is for those who are actively involved in supporting Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty. We can share ideas and tactics and develop strategies for spreading the Message of Freedom and taking our country back. Currently the email list is unmoderated. The message board is open. Please keep your posts on topic, respectful and non-antagonistic. Thank you and welcome!
This is a group for people who are interested in promoting the website TrueWorldHistory.info. If you feel like the documentaries presented on that website should be seen by other people, then join us and help us spread the word!
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The main purpose of this group is to bring together practitioners of various modalities of holistic health, especially in the fields of movement, natural vision improvement, neurodevelopment and nutrition, and people who are interested in learning more about these practices in free or low cost lectures, presentations and discussions. These are also opportunities to get together, socialize and network.
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What turns you on? What inspires you? What fills your heart with joy? What makes you sit at the edge of your seat? Who do you want to be in the world? What is your purpose on the planet? Are you living a turned-on life? Would it be okay if your gravestone read: “She was an exceptionally mediocre woman”? If your eulogy went something like: “She followed every rule with precision. She rarely made a mistake and was a great champion of the status quo. She never ruffled any feathers, took any gr …
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Resonant Harmony Attunements The Resonant Harmony Attunements are designed for two purposes: 1. To Create Community Where We are All Connected – When you share sound together, everyone's whole system shares the same vibration or frequency -- brainwaves, heart rates, and electromagnetic fields align, and we all become like family. In fact, sharing sound together is a portal to remembering the ultimate state of where we are all One -- particularly when the sound ends and we enter that divine pla …
Sick of setting goals but not meeting them? .. of having aspirations and desires but not the balls or perseverance to reach them without giving up or getting distracted? .. of desiring closeness but sabotaging it or pushing away? "Self Sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn't happen." GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY You will open to more ease and aliveness through: - learning to recognize self sabotaging forces/ voices/ behaviors - gaining tools to manage th …
Moving Laughing and Dancing Circle for Meditation -awakening in ``Spirit`` as ``Spirit`` This Circle was created with the aim to support our awakening and healing process and spiritual practices . This Circle is a community of loving, caring people who love truth, beauty and goodness. The Circle provides a safe, loving and empowering space for awakening to unfold in all types of people; in their body, mind and spirit through various tools of movement, dance and meditation. Our practices comes …
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With Laughter Yoga, hilarity brings clarity! Like physical yoga, breath and presence is of the essence. But, in Laughter Yoga our exercises are about movement rather than postures. And, our breath and movement are fueled by laughter! My name is Tommy Westerfield, and I am a Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor. I received my training at the American School of Laughter Yoga in Los Angeles in 2009. What I love about Laughter Yoga is you don't need to be happy, or have a sense of humor, or even have …
Startup Product, a movement for product excellence through cross-discipline collaboration and holistic product perspective. Startup Product welcomes everyone passionate about product excellence, regardless of title, industry, or stage of growth, to come together to share, learn and talk about what it really takes to produce products that people love and how to build sustainable businesses and revenue streams based on product excellence. Everyone is encouraged to contribute their point of view, w …
Throughout the week the SF Free School offers free classes to anyone and everyone who wants to learn, have fun and meet new people. Classes we’ve offered have been in dance, drumming, martial arts, philosophy, dating, meditation, improv, yoga, writing - and many other topics as well. Though the mix of classes and events we hold varies over time, some weeks with many events and others with just a few, much of what we held in the past was out of a yoga and dance studio, and hence, in the past, we’ …
The San Francisco SPCA has been saving the lives of cats and dogs in San Francisco for 143 years. As the leader in the no-kill shelter movement, the SF SPCA finds new homes for over 4,000 animals a year and treats thousands more through community outreach programs. The SF SPCA mission is to end animal abandonment by reducing the population through aggressive spay/neuter campaigns, by providing resources and information to people to keep animals in the home, and by strengthening the human-animal …
We read and discuss books that are rooted in or inspired by history in all its shapes and colors. Fiction and non-fiction, both scholarly and popular. Stories that re-create the past. Journalists who tell us "what happened". Interpreters who openly argue a point of view or seek to illuminate the present through the past. There are also many opportunities to leave our armchairs for fun history-focused field trips to museums, walking tours, films, theater, author lectures, etc. For our book discus …
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Shakti is the feminine force present in both women and men. Shakti nature is subtle beauty, crazy wisdom, gentle strength, fiery compassion. To open into Shakti means a surrendering of our old patterns of thoughts, beliefs, actions, and falling into the arms of wonder, beauty, joy, and love. Shakti is always in action: expressing, engaging, creating, moving. Even in stillness, there is movement. Shakti is energy; Shakti is life force. She expresses herself uniquely in each person. SHIMMY SHAKTI …
Welcome to San Francisco I Liq Chuan practice group. The training is intended for students of all levels interested in learning the art. I Liq Chuan, martial art of awareness, is an art of cultivating consciousness based on Tai Chi and Zen principles, in other words the practice of moving meditation. The philosophy underlying I Liq Chuan involves the very simple concept of making an active choice to be fully aware of the present moment, by being aware of the sounds around you, your breathing, yo …
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Biodanza, which means Dance of Life, is a system that integrates music, movement and authentic interactions to provide experiences of intense perception of being alive in the here-and-now. These experiences are known as "vivencias", coined from the Spanish root: vivir (to live). Vivencias are doors to access primal emotions and help movement emerge that is the most natural expression of your true self. Vivencias follow the organic movements of life—its biological rhythms, the pulse of the heart, …
Awakened Living is a 21st century movement for people who consider themselves spiritual, but not religious, and have a deep hunger for personal and global transformation. We are a diverse group of like-minded people dedicated to joyous celebration, spiritual practice, and connected community. Our mission is to encourage and inspire the awakening of human consciousness. Awakened Living does not rely on a dogma or a prescribed set of beliefs. We feel it is more valuable to ask the right questio …
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Chakra Trance Journey is an ancient shamanic and yogic form of Healing, Empowerment, and Meditative Presence. Let your body-wisdom guide you. Disconnect from the internal dialogue, and move naturally into deep movement. Feel directly the powerful energies that reside within your miraculous body. Breathe deep, move free, and BE. This dynamic meditation is completely unique and personal to each individual. We dance with eyes closed and embark upon our own inner journey of transformation. As we d …
The San Francisco Quantified Self Meetup is a SF-specific meetup for city-dwellers interested in the QS movement. It's a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves.
We are passionate individuals on the path of consciousness. We experience self-discovery by using tools such as meditation, active imagination, channeling, voice dialogue, tarots, runes, shadow work, dream analysis and interpretation, archetypes, energy work, authentic movement, high-intensity sound and IChing just to name a few. We are a non-denominational community who practice the 7 practices of the heart: awareness, truth, choice, full self- expression, service, accessing greater resource an …
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The purpose of this group is to promote Biodanza, a somatic practice that supports physical and emotional health and authentic self-expression through music, dance, voice and relationship, creating joy and aliveness and expanding our capacity to be in the present. Biodanza emerged in the the 60's from pioneering work of psychologist and anthropologist Rolando Toro Araneda and is currently and international movement. More at www.biodanza.us. In this meet up you will find Biodanza classes and work …
Visit our homepage here: http://www.ZMSF.Org/ Community/forum homepage: Official TZM:SF Community Forum The Zeitgeist Movement is a Sustainability Advocacy Movement that creates community based activism and awareness through a network of Art/Media Events, Annual Events, Global/Regional Chapters, Project Teams and Charity Work. The Movement recognizes that issues such as poverty, corruption, collapse, homelessness, war, starvation and the like appear to be "Symptoms" born out of an outdated socia …
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Bottled water corporations are trying to change the way people think about water. Water is a human right and common resource, not a commodity to be bought and sold. By retailing and promoting bottled water in our national parks, the bottled water industry is attempting to paint its eco-unfriendly product green. Our national parks were never meant to serve as billboards and concession stands for the bottled water industry. It sends the wrong message about our national commitment to water, our mos …
The Center SF is a communal hub that offers classes which teach you practices to support the transformation, joy, and healing of your Self and your communities. Whether your interests are physical, mental, emotional, interpersonal or spiritual, we have classes and special events that give you the opportunity to explore what's possible when we embrace and operate from expanded paradigms that acknowledge the influences that energetic, spiritual, and mental factors have on physical and emotional he …
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Welcome to the Light Movement Energy Healing group of San Francisco! We are a community of energy healers who teach, practice & support each other as we evolve our divine gift of healing. Our community of healers practice many modalities but Light Movement is focused on developing the techniques taught by Patrick San Francesco through periodic practice groups and workshops. Healing is something ANYONE can do by utilizing the universal energy available on the planet. You can learn to heal your bo …
This is a group for anyone interested in technology and mental health. In the past couple of years, we have seen movement of Health Tech in Silicon Valley; however, mental health is still barely covered. This is a group for people who care about bridging the gap between mental health and technology - may it be advancement of treatment, reducing stigma, or brainstorming for new ideas to help people who are suffering. Looking forward to meeting people who are equally interested in solving some of …
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This is a group for anyone interested in exploring mindful movement and fitness systems such as Pilates, Gyrotonic, and dance. We will be hosting fun and informative events for all.
Zouddha - Meditation. Learn meditation in a quiet, safe, clean and respectful environment. Meditation helps you calm down, releases stress and helps you ease from any emotional turmoils going on in your life. Benefits are instantaneous. Zouddha meditation is an easy method that does not require any pre-training or background into spirituality. You will be taught all the basics or advanced techniques depending on your level of awareness. Starting 20th April, we will meet every Saturday at 10.30 a …
The "backyard" movement is focused on elevating the best ideas, people and organizations blossoming right here at home in San Francisco. This group is for members of the tech, design and non-profit communities who are interested in discussing the unique intersections of technology, entrepreneurship, politics and activism which characterize our city. Our goal is to foster shared understanding and dialogue between tech, design and civic change agents, in an effort to promote continuous innovation …
Spread throughout the Bay Area, we are a community dedicated to uplifting ourselves and society through the practice of mediation and the transformative power of collective action. We are rooted in the profound Shambhala Buddhist Lineage, and embody a social movement based on the radical principle that humans and society are fundamentally good. We host conversations, events, and environments that allow for an exploration of the possibilities of a good human society. We intend to connect with our …
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